Stage costume



H. SKREMKA. STAGE COSTUME APPLIANCE. APPLICATION FILED IuLY 30,192I.

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Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

H. SKREMKA. STAGE COSTUME APPLIANCE. APPucATlor. FILED JULY 30,1921.

1,398,158, Patented N0v. 2z, 1921.

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Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

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l/v VEN TUI? /l/E/ver SA/efML/A BLM A TTOH/VEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY SKREMKA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STAGE-COSTUME APPLIANCE.

Specification Application led July 30,

To @Il whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Snnninni, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city oit New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Stage- Costume Appliancm. ot which the following` is a full, clear, and exact description.

Hy invention relates to a stage costume appliance and aims to pr vide ay device of this character by means of which, certain novel and spectacular eilects may be achieved.

lt is an object of my invention to provide a device of the character stated, which shall be relatively simple in construction and by means of which, the costume worn by a person may be caused to be manipulated and moved with respect to the body of the person to produce an illusion whichshall be both novel and pleasing to the eye.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of an appliance, the parts of which, will be extremely simple in construction, and which shall provide means tending to support the device in such a manner hat no discomfort will result.

Further objects ot this invention will appear in the annexed specilication, taken in connection with the drawings` which latter present one practical embodiment of the ame, and in which;

Figure 1 is an el vational view of a costume applied to the iigure of a wearer and supported by means of my improved appnance:

2 is a plan view of the said appliance;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same and illustrating the apparatus in applied position;

Fig'. 4 is a side elevation of the said appliance;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the same with the parts illustrated in Fig. 2 removed therefrom; and

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line ($G and in the direction of the arrows indicated in Fig. 5.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 3 to 6. it will be noted that in the embodiment illustrated that the appliance includes a split ring 10, about which an annular band 11 is concentrically disposed, the latter being retained in applied position by means of of Letters atent.

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suitable guide elements 12, associated with the `former.

With a view ot supporting,l the device on the body ot a wearer, a belt 13 is utilized and straps le ext-end between this belt and rods 15, which latter are secured to the ring 10, it being noted in this connection that cables 16 may be provided for use as handles, so that the entire device may be supported while the belt 13 is being` adjusted to contorni to the body.

lilith a view ot aliording suitable rigidity, it will be noted that a backing` plate 17 is conveniently ailincd to the ring 10 and this backingplate may carry pads, 18 which bear against the torso. so that the entire appliance by means of these parts, together with the belt 12- possesses a suiiicient amount ot' rigidity.

To now provide means serving to move the band 11 with respect to the relatively fixed portions ot' the appliance, it will be seen that the inner Jace ot' the band 11 is Yformed with teeth 19 and a motor 20, which in the enibodiment illustrated, is spring driven, is utilized to effect the rotation ot' a year 21 meshingy with the teeth 19. Thus, when the motor rotates the gear 2l, the band 11 will rotate with respect to the ringr l0. .zllso to furnish a suitable locking mechanism to retain 'the parts normally lined with respect to each other, l may conveniently employ a spring` pressed dog 22, which is mounted upon the ring 10 and normally engages the teeth 19, thus preventingy movement oil the band with respect to the ring. To control the operation of this member, however, a Bowden wire 23 is connected to the same and this element terminates in a hand grip portion Q11-, which as in Fig. 1, maj; be concealed by suitable artistic trimming' 25.

Thus, at the will of the wearer, the appliance may be caused to operate by simply actuating the hand grip Q41-, which will unlock the parts, although a .release of the hand Arip will immediately cause a cessation of this operation. The mountingV 'for the dress is provided by means of utilizing the ield. best illustrated in Figs. 2 and 6.

neierring` to the former tig-sure, it will be noted that this element includes a body portion 2G, to which are secured fastening' elements 2T ot a nature permitting of the attachment o' the dress 25 thereto. Arcuate Va band inovably carried by said rino' panels 28 are hingedly associated With the body 2G so that after anoperator has donned the appliance, the panels :nay be swung to a position :it which they will properly enibrace the Waist and screws niay be introduced through openings 29 so as to engage screw threaded lugs 230 aliixed to the band ll and thus the entire shield is supported by the band and will consequently move with the saine.

Thus it will be obvious that all the obyl ects set iorth in thev preanible ot this speciiication have been accomplished inthat a device is provided which will produce an eintreinel.T vartistic and pleasing eti'ect, this device being absolutely within control o'f the wearer.

Also obviously numerous inodiiications of structure nii readily be resorted to Without in the least fhepaioting` frein the scope oi niy claims, which are l. A stage Ycostume appliance, including` means. adapted Vto encirclev the body ot a wearer, ineans connected therewith for supporting the costume, and tnither inea-ns for causing a rotary motion oit said siipportingJ nieans with respect to said first named nieans.

2. A stage costunie appliance, including` a ring adapted to encircle the body et a wearer, a band movably carried by said ring, and ineans associated with one oi? sain elements 'for causing a inovenient thereof with respect to the other. Y 1

3. A stage costunie appliance, including a ring adapted to encircle the body oi' a wearer,

w, a nio tor carried by said ring, and ineens connecting said motor with said band. A

4. A stage costume appliance, including,1 a

ring adapted to encircle the body o'l' a wearer,

a band niovably carried by said ring, nier-.ns for' moving said band with respect to said ring, and ineans connected to said ring for attaching; the same to the body oli a Ywearer.

5. A stage costuineappliance, includinga ring' adapted to encircle the body of a wearer, a band niovably carried by said ring, nieans Jfor positivelyT moving` said band with respect to said ring, and a shield carried by said band.

6. ifi-stage costume appliance, including a ring adapted to encircle the body oit a wearer,

band inovably carried by said ring, a series ot teeth iornied in the inner face ot said band, a gear Wheel engan'ing said teeth, and

l iiieans ttor rotating said gear Wheel.

7. A stage costiinie appliance, including` a ring; adapted to encircle the body oi a wearer, a band niovably carried by said ring, a series ot teeth formed in the inner face oi said band, a gear Wheel engaging said teeth,

in-eans for rotating said gear Wheel, vand a belt attached to said ring. y

8. ifi stage costnine appliance, including` a ring, a band inovably carried by said ring, a series of teeth Ytorina-3d in the inner face ot said band,a gear wheel engaging said teeth, incans for rotating; said gear Wheel, a belt connected Vto said ring,` and adapted to encircle the'body oia a wearer, and a backing plate also attached to said ring. Y

9. i stage costume appliance, including` a ring, a band niovably carried by said ring, a seriesloif' teeth i'orined in the inner tace of said band, a gear Wheel engaging said teeth, ineens for otating said gear Wheel, a belt connected to said ring and adapted to encircle the body of a wearer, and a padded baclriiig` plate also attached to said ring.

l0. stage costiiine appliance, including a ring adapted to encii cle the body oi a-ivearer, a band inovably carried by said ring,nieans for rotating said band With respect to said ring, a spring pressed dog` carried by said ring;` and normally adapted to engase said SLUG.

band to loch the saine 1with respect o ring, and a control connected to said dog tor eli'ecting1 a release of the saine. i

ll. A costume appliance, including` a ring adcpted to encircle the body of a wearer, a o

band niovably carried by said ring, nieans for rotatingsaid band with respect to said ring', a. shield Vcarried by said band, said shield comprising a body portion, panels inoyably secured adjacent the inner vedges oi said body portion and costume attaching` ineens secured to said shield. Y

12. A costunie appliance including a ring adajrited to encircle the body oii a` wearer, guide element secured to saidring, a band concentrically disposed with respect to said riniy and contact with said guide elements, s attached to said ring` and engaging said band to nieve the latter positively with respect to said ring, garment snpporting;V nieans carried by said band, a belt adapted to embrace the bo ci? 'the Wer-.rer and snpporting` ineans extending. between said belt and said ring.

i3. it. costume appliance including a rin` adapted to encircle the body of a wearer, a band niovably airied by said ring', ineans .i o a llexible element having1 one oit its lk connected to said'dog and a hand grip connected Ato the opposite end oi: said elenient. f

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